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Danish and Swedish airspace may have been invaded by Russia
Antonov An-30
Juergen Schiffmann, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
Rafael Ramos
5/3/2022
During the night of Friday (April 29), there may have been an invasion in the airspace of Sweden and Denmark, according to information from the Al Jazeera agency. Supposedly, a Russian reconnaissance aircraft, an Antonov An-30 briefly flew over the countries' territory.
"Another Russian violation of Danish airspace. This is totally unacceptable and particularly worrying in the current situation," said Jeppe Kofod, Denmark's foreign minister.
Denmark and Sweden summoned Russian ambassadors to clarify what had happened. The invasion would have taken place in Danish airspace east of the Baltic island of Bornholm, then extending into Swedish airspace.
The Swedish Defense Ministry said its teams recorded the incident and took pictures. “Obviously, we will protest through diplomatic channels,”
In response, the Russian Defense Ministry said that all Russian Aerospace Forces planes carry out their flights in strict accordance with international rules for the use of airspace.
The Swedish government is considering joining NATO. According to the Novus research institute, 54% of Swedes agree with joining. The deadline for a country decision to join the organization will be May 24th.
Yesterday, May 2, four Russian planes were seen in Swedish territory, being 2 Sukhoi Su-24 and two Sukhoi Su-27. In response, Sweden even deployed its Saab JAS-39 Gripen fighter jets.
Saab JAS-39C Gripen
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Rafael Ramos
Aviation enthusiast from an early age, he had his first contacts with the area developing that good old habit of spending dozens of hours in front of the screens of Micrsoft Flight Simulator and other simulators. With a solid background in various technological areas, including engineering and chemistry, Rafael has rejoined aviation as editor and author of articles and materials on our portal, providing invaluable help to the dynamics and expansion of the website and the aeronautical community, bringing us the news and updates so indispensable for us to remain current in our area of operation.
   
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